Shelby County never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They blew past the Central of Clay County Volunteers 12-0. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Cooper Pennington
| 03/06/25 vs Enterprise | 5 |
| 03/12/25 @ Oak Mountain | 4 |
| 02/28/25 vs Priceville | 2 |
| 02/14/25 @ UMS-Wright Prep | 2 |
| 02/14/25 @ UMS-Wright Prep | 2 |
| + 2 more games |
Cooper Pennington made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Shelby County is 6-1 when Pennington allowstwo or fewer hits, but 6-7 otherwise. Pennington was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run. That home run was his first of the season.
In other pitching news, Tucker Busby looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, Presley Duke was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Davis Ruston was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one double.
Shelby County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Shelby County's win bumped their record up to 12-8. As for Central of Clay County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-8.
Shelby County will have a chance to go back-to-back against Central of Clay County: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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